Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Loft Cafe & Bakery

Peffers Place
Haddington
EH41 3DR
»Map«
Mon-Sat
Espresso, Chemex
Coffee: Artisan Roast
Also: Meals, cakes, beans
Coolness: The charming rock edifice belies the bakery indulgences within! 

The Loft Cafe & Bakery (4♥) is inward a large, listed rock building, tucked away from Haddington's High Street inward alongside East Lothian Council's buildings as well as behind the The Plough Tavern.  The locals are sure enough enjoying The Loft, as well as thence if y'all stimulate got whatsoever problem finding it, only inquire mortal to holler for y'all inward the correct direction.

The Loft's atomic number 82 barista Jake does a bully undertaking at the espresso auto with Edinburgh's Artisan Roast Janszoon beans, their signature Sumatran/Brazilian blend. It's great to run across his passion as well as focus beingness appreciated past times his regulars as well as visitors alike with well-extracted (and regularly calibrated) shots brought together with expertly stretched milk. At this phase the Loft is i of Scotland's 'coffee oases' - inward that you'll demand to larn a long means inward whatsoever management earlier you'll honour java as goodness as The Loft's!

Coffee lovers tin as good purchase take-home bags of Artisan Roast beans as well as aeropress machines. Jake has hopes to last able to offering to a greater extent than brewing equipment soon, as good as potentially offering filter coffee. Pekoe Teas are on the bill of fare as well as a hit of Coco, Ailey Mae as well as Chocolate Tree hot chocolates, which nosotros were impressed with.

The nutrient is every bit enjoyable with a multifariousness of gourmand preserves, oils, smoked fish, complimentary hit eggs as well as more. Breakfasts on the bill of fare - available until 11.30am - include bacon as well as egg rolls, scrambled eggs, pancakes as well as granola. Lunches are broad as well as varied including mezze plates, toasties, sausage rolls, quiches, ploughman's, pulled pork rolls, smoked fish pate with soda bread, home-made soups as well as inventive salads.

The hint's inward the mention of this institution that breads as well as cakes are a major feature. They beginning their ingredients locally including breadstuff from Dunbar Bakery (who purpose no artificial ingredients) as well as Khleb Bakery inward Pencaitland for stone-baked sourdough breads.  All their ain baking as well as cooking uses Mungoswells flour which is made only from wheat grown on their farm inward East Lothian. All trend of sugariness treats as good facial expression y'all such as brownies, tartlets, traybakes as well as cake, put out on the forepart bench for y'all to conduct from.

As good as the large as well as spacious upstairs dining area, spread over an L-shaped infinite as well as furnished with calorie-free timber tables, chairs as well as the occasional sofa, The Loft as good has a sheltered courtyard with outdoor seating. Due to their popularity, owners Charlotte as well as Anita, stimulate got as good installed a take-away store downstairs for coffee, mutual frigidness drinks, sandwiches as well as other goodies for those on the move.

More: facebook.com/loftcafebakery/

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